Virus Removal Tips: Complete Removal of New.startnow.com Homepage – Solutions to Get Rid of Browser Hijacker

"Start now took over my Firefox a few weeks back. I was able to remove the toolbar but now every time I open a new tab it directs me to the Startnow search engine."

Information about new.startnow.com

Did you also encounter the same problem? What is it? new.startnow.com is classified as a browser hijacker which is aimed to target the popular web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.

Once new.startnow.com gets itself installed on your computer, it can make changes of your default browser settings sneakily. It is claimed to be a useful search engine to enhance your online browsing experience. However, according to the users' report, it can hijack your new tab and keep redirecting you to its domain. Besides, new.startnow.com can trigger annoying ads to interfere with your browsing activities. It is not suggested to follow the pop-up ads, your computer may get more unwanted programs installed without your knowledge.

Usually new.startnow.com can spread itself via bundling with the suspicious downloads. however, even if you did remove that suspicious download, new.startnow.com still exist in your computer for it can disguise its related files, which is why some users tried to remove it under control panel but still got no luck. No worries, you are welcome to follow the removal guide listed below:

How do I manually remove new.startnow.com

Step 1.End up all suspicious related process

Step 2. Remove related add-on from browsers

Internet Explorer :

1. Click on the Tools -> select Manage Add-ons;
2. Go to Toolbars and Extensions tab ->right click on new.startnow.com-> select Disable in the drop-down menu;

Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on the orange Firefox button on the upper left corner of the browser -> hit Add-ons;
2. Go to Extensions tab ->select new.startnow.com->Click Remove;
3. If it pops up, click Restart and your tabs will be saved and restored.

Google Chrome :

1. Click on Customize icon (Wrench or 3 bar icon) -> Select Settings -> Go to Extensions tab;
2. Locate new.startnow.com and select it -> click Trash button.

Step 3.Disable any suspicious start up items from new.startnow.com

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from new.startnow.com.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from new.startnow.com.

For windows 8
1) Press Ctrl +Alt+Delete and select Task Manager
2) When access Task Manager, click Start up tab.
3) Locate and disable suspicious start up item according to the directory.

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries:

1. Click Start and Type "Run" in Search programs and files box and press Enter
2. Type "regedit" in the Run box and click "OK"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ BrowserSafeguard \ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0

Step 5:Restart your computer to check the effectiveness.

Method two: Automatically remove new.startnow.com Permanently with SpyHunter.

SpyHunter is a powerful anti-spyware application which is aimed to help computer users to get rid of computer virus completely. It is easy to use and can get along well with other anivirus.

Step one: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking the icon below.